English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Breadon Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Otterton

Historical Forms

  • Bre(i)don(e) c.1260 Oliver 1330 SR

Etymology

This name may be a hybrid one containing the Celtic bre , 'hill' and OE  dun. Cf. Brill (PN Bk 118).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement